Tomi
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As i said yesWith 73,546 concurrent players, Ghost of Tsushima has now surpassed God of War as Sony's 2nd biggest PC published game:
Even with Sony baning 170 countries game is selling like hotcakes
Congrats
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Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut debuts with 74k+ concurrent users on Steam making it the 2nd biggest Sony PC published game launch on the platform
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Even with Sony baning 170 countries game is selling like hotcakes
Congrats
Topher
Identifies as young
87% positive rating as well.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
Because gamers are retarded morons from hell. Source: It didn’t do too hot on PS5 either.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Yep, which is one of the reasons why Steam is popular, amongst many others of course.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
as someone with a wide variety of taste that is willing to give everything a shot, I didn't like Returnal.
I know its a critical darling but I suspect the fact it didn't spread via word of mouth suggests to me that I am not alone in this, people who played it in general where not impressed and dropped it for other things without saying a word.
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simpatico
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I helped with this. Bought it without even watching a trailer. Saw screenshots. Knew it was a Sucker Punch single player feudal Japan game. Fucking floored with the quality. One of my best blind buys ever.
Crazy how Sony guys tout TLOU and Dad of War when Days Gone and Ghosts of Tsushima are where it’s at.
Crazy how Sony guys tout TLOU and Dad of War when Days Gone and Ghosts of Tsushima are where it’s at.
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Topher
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Same. I tried it but just didn't click with me.
Eh......I think if you asked a bunch of "Sony guys" you will get a bunch of different answers there. Personally, I didn't care for Days Gone at all. Ghost of Tsushima is fantastic though, as are TLOU and GoW, imo.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Looks like you were right here. The game has surpassed its peak of yesterday. It's now at 74K. I hope it hits 80.
OverHeat
« generous god »
I played less then 3 hours of Days Gone I just bought it to support Sony.
YuLY
Member
Playing as a char who looks like a middle aged butch dyke didnt help for sure also. But people are going in circles not pointing at the elephant in the room. Just like Alan Wake 2 still hasnt turned a profit because in a game called Alan Wake you play 50% of the time as a black woman new to the francize.
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Sleepwalker
Member
I also didnt like Returnal.
SmokSmog
Member
Too late, it peaked at flat 75K.
Fbh
Member
I was personally really underwhelmed by it, but I'm glad it's doing well on PC. The franchise has potential, so I definitely want to see what Sucker Punch can do in a sequel
I appreciate Returnal for being a new IP in a gen where Sony seems overly focused on sequels and remakes.
But the game is just OK and I don't really get the love. It reminded me of Destiny 1 in that the core gameplay is very solid and the art design is attractive, but everything else about it sort of sucks.
It's not a good roguelite which makes the lack of content more notorious, I found most biomes outside the first one kinda boring and the story is basically nonsensical by design.
IMO if you took this gameplay and just made a solid 10-15 hours linear campaign like, say, Doom 2016, it would have been WAY better. And they could have still had The tower of Sisyphus as an optional roguelike mode.
I appreciate Returnal for being a new IP in a gen where Sony seems overly focused on sequels and remakes.
But the game is just OK and I don't really get the love. It reminded me of Destiny 1 in that the core gameplay is very solid and the art design is attractive, but everything else about it sort of sucks.
It's not a good roguelite which makes the lack of content more notorious, I found most biomes outside the first one kinda boring and the story is basically nonsensical by design.
IMO if you took this gameplay and just made a solid 10-15 hours linear campaign like, say, Doom 2016, it would have been WAY better. And they could have still had The tower of Sisyphus as an optional roguelike mode.
Topher
Identifies as young
I didn't care for Returnal, but it had nothing to do with identity politics. Just wasn't a fun game.
Jinzo Prime
Member
Not pictured: Sackboy a Big Adventure, because it sold like shit. Sony needs to focus on bringing over the games that PC players enjoy, like Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, DriveClub, Gran Turismo 7, and Dreams.Impressive showing. Here are PlayStation games ranked by peak players.....
The wait for Ghosts was ridiculous, they should have skipped Sackboy or Ratchet and got GOT out sooner.
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Topher
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Dreams is the biggest head scratcher, imo. That studio could have made a killing with that on PC.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Yeah, I wasn’t a fan of either Returnal or Days Gone either. The first just didn’t click. I get the idea, but wasn’t a fan (game wasn’t for me).
Days Gone I found boring with uninteresting characters, merely ok combat , and overall subpar story. It was a 7/10 game (I played after tech issues were fixed) and I don’t have enough time to play average games.
On the other hand I loved GoT. The art style, way the game guides you to points of interest, the characters, combat and more were amazing to me. Like I said before, certain moments were like you were in Kurosawa movies.
I also liked quite a bit TLOU 1, GoW 2018, Spider-Man 1 (Miles expansion was alright as well) and even Horizons 1.
However I didn’t like TLOU 2 at all, found Ragnarock too drawn out and story didn’t click, Horizons 2 I just didn’t like and Spider-Man 2 went way too far into “modern message for modern audiences “ territory for me.
So yeah, different strokes for different folks and all that. GoT is top notch though and it’s too bad that Sony hampered it with stupid PSN restrictions.
Denton
Member
When Valve started distributing games via Steam they competed with retail and needed a way to attract developers to use Steam. Letting them use Steamworks suite of tools for free in retail boxes while taking no commision was a great way to do that. It is kinda like Epic trying to attract developers by paying them shitton of money for exclusivity. Which only angered PC players of course. Valve's way was so much smarter it's not even funny.
As for that rule about publishers not giving steam customers worse deal, I think it works like this:
If Sony would sell Steam keys on PSN for its games at launch for $10 less than on Steam, Valve would have a problem with that. So Sony does not do that.
But, Sony can sell Steam keys to third party shops (Fanatical etc), and those third party shops attract customers by making their own cut much smaller (5-10% instead of 20-30%) passing the savings on customers. These shops can afford this, because all the infrastructure and bandwith is paid by Valve. And Valve does not really have a problem with this, apparently.
Topher
Identifies as young
My take is pretty much right in line with yours outside of TLOU 2, but that is by far the most divisive game in Sony's lineup so not really a surprise. I really liked Spider-man 2's main campaign but the message heavy side missions damn near ruined it for me. Heavy handed, shallow and completely contrived stories that have Sweet Baby Inc's name all over them. Raganarok was quite a step down from 2018, which I loved. I thought Horizon was good, not great, but my expecations were not very high from the beginning since the entire Horizon series is like that summer popcorn flick movie you watch, enjoy and forget.
Ghost of Tsushima, on the other hand, is just great quality stuff even if it does borrow heavily from Assassin's Creed. Great writing, solid side quests and side activities. And some of the most beautiful scenery that exists in video games. Just a joy to play.....even for the second time. Hopefully Sucker Punch can keep its standards high for the sequel.
Yeah, I think you are probably right. It really is a brilliant approach and one I seriously doubt would ever be greenlit at massive corporations ruled by stockholders.
Hudo
Member
It is as it should be for a product that you charge 60€ for.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
What Sony exclusive means? Only Sony can play it?
Fake
Member
Returnal flopped on PS5 and them flopped on PC.
It's already a fact that the game is bad and have nothing to do with the game being a roguelike because Hades did well.
Effigenius
Member
Absolutely. So long as you are cool with waiting 4 years and still paying full price.
Topher
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Lots of folks liked Returnal. 81% positive rating on Steam. I think there is just limited appeal for the game. Doesn't mean it is bad.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
bitch stfu
simpatico
Member
Just from outside the bubble. Didn't hear much about Days or Ghost.
MikeM
Member
Game is fantastic. I finished it and I hate these games.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Still waiting to play this game. Have had my eye on it for years.
At this point it’ll prolly happen on Steam Deck 2.0
Unless Sony has a surprise PS5 Mini happening sometime soon
At this point it’ll prolly happen on Steam Deck 2.0
Unless Sony has a surprise PS5 Mini happening sometime soon
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bender
What time is it?
I think it's a pretty crappy rogue-lite but still pretty fun.
Felix Argyle
Neo Member
The port is not good. Playstation overlay is causing massive performance damage.
If you don't care about the multiplayer side of things or the playstation overlay you can delete or rename the PSPC_SDK folder in %programdata%\Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc\ to get a 30-70% performance boost.
Source where I found this out:
I'm on 1660 Super and before deleting the folder the game ran at around 40fps on high settings. After deleting it the game now runs at around 65fps. This is before even turning FSR3 on.
If you don't care about the multiplayer side of things or the playstation overlay you can delete or rename the PSPC_SDK folder in %programdata%\Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc\ to get a 30-70% performance boost.
Source where I found this out:
I'm on 1660 Super and before deleting the folder the game ran at around 40fps on high settings. After deleting it the game now runs at around 65fps. This is before even turning FSR3 on.
Self_Destructive
Member
Prove it with a video.
Felix Argyle
Neo Member
I don't think I will. You can easily try it yourself.
OverHeat
« generous god »
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Self_Destructive
Member
Ok, just tried it. You're full of shit.
Felix Argyle
Neo Member
No. Before deleting it my fps was 40 on high settings. Now it's 65. I'm not sure what you are trying to gain by pretending that you tried it, but I think you should stop.
thismeinteil
Member
Successful? Hell no. Still getting a sequel regardless? Define possibility.
As for OP, yea the regions thing was just BS. With Helldivers II, it seems more people were just pissed off because at first they didn't require a PSN and then did. As long as they do it out of the gate, people don't seem to care.
Self_Destructive
Member
Nah. I tried it and you're full of shit. Doesn't do anything.
Felix Argyle
Neo Member
Did for me. PS overlay seems to be a negative for PC ports. I expect Digital Foundry to bring it up.
Self_Destructive
Member
Should be easy enough for you to prove without having to wait for DF to do your work for you..
Felix Argyle
Neo Member
I made a thread about it on Steam forums and people are reporting massive performance gains.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Maybe for low end system but on my end it did not change anythingI made a thread about it on Steam forums and people are reporting massive performance gains.
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Topher
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Eh.......performance hasn't been an issue for me and the responses you are getting on Steam and reddit are mixed at best. Seems like this might be helpful for some with lower end GPUs, but you are making some broad claims here that are not true across the board.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT :: Steam Community
What is your resolution and settings?
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Why are you spamming Steam discussions with this over and over again? You've got three threads out there just on this.
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Felix Argyle
Neo Member
Eh.......performance hasn't been an issue for me and the responses you are getting on Steam and reddit are mixed at best. Seems like this might be helpful for some with lower end GPUs, but you are making some broad claims here that are not true across the board.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT :: Steam Community
steamcommunity.com
What is your resolution and settings?
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Why are you spamming Steam discussions with this over and over again? You've got three threads out there just on this.
I am spamming it because:
1. It had a huge impact on performance for me, and it will help others as well.
2. Sony's performance eating overlay gets exposed.
Topher
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Self_Destructive
Member
Should just make a video like I asked you. They're as unreliable as you are.I made a thread about it on Steam forums and people are reporting massive performance gains.